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Joseph Arch

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Joseph Arch 1826-1919, English labor leader, a Primitive Methodist preacher. He founded the National Agricultural Labourers Union in 1872 and became its president. In 1873, Arch visited Canada and the United States to study labor and immigration problems. He served (1885-86, 1892-1900) as one of the first labor members in Parliament and was instrumental in enfranchising agricultural workers. Bibliography: See his autobiography (ed. by the countess of Warwick, 1898); biography by P. Horn (1971). Author not available, ARCH, JOSEPH. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition... Read more

Arch, Joseph
Arch, Joseph (1826–1919). Trade unionist and politician. Arch was the son of a Warwickshire farm labourer and began...1872 launched a National Agricultural Labourers' Union. Arch entered Parliament as a Liberal in 1885 but was defeated... Read more

Arch, Joseph
Arch, Joseph (1826–1919). Trade unionist and politician. Arch was the son of a Warwickshire farm labourer and began...face of strong counter-attacks by landlords and farmers. Arch entered Parliament as a Liberal in 1885 but was defeated... Read more

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